MARINETTE, Wis. — The Navy accepted delivery of the future littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), shipyard, Marinette, Wisconsin, Feb. 1, the Naval Sea Systems Command said in a Feb….
Coast Guard Interdicts 2 Suspected Drug Smugglers, 132 Pounds of Cocaine
MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted two suspected smugglers and approximately 132 pounds of cocaine Thursday 5 miles east of Haulover Inlet, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a Feb. 1 release. The Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark…
HII Awarded $15.2 Billion Block Contract For Two Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — For the first time in more than three decades, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII’s) Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a multi-ship contract from the U.S. Navy to build two aircraft carriers. The company announced on Jan….
Vigor Selects Vancouver, Washington, Site for a State-of-the-art, All-Aluminum Fabrication Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — Vigor has entered an agreement to take over the former home of Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, Washington, following a search for the best location to build the U.S. Army’s new landing craft, Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or…
Keel Laid for Future Destroyer USS Carl M. Levin
BATH, Maine — The keel of the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) was ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, Feb.1, the company said in a release of the same date. Speakers at the ceremony…
Vigor Will Feature Its State-of-the-Art Fast Patrol Craft at NAVDEX 2019
SEATTLE, Wash. — Vigor, the builder of the US Navy’s Combatant Craft Medium and Combatant Craft Heavy as well as the U.S. Coast Guard Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) will feature its new 21-meter patrol boat, the Vigor Fast Inceptor…
Coast Guard Academy Named a Best Value College
Coast Guard Academy Named a Best Value CollegeNEW LONDON, Conn., — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy was recently included in the Princeton Review’s “The Best Value Colleges: 200 Schools with Exceptional Return On Investment for Your Tuition Investment” publication, which…
Navy Secretary Names Independence-Variant LCS After Capital of Maine
Washington — Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced on Jan. 31 that the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship will be named USS Augusta (LCS 34), his public affairs officer said in a release. The future USS Augusta (LCS 34) is…
L3 OceanServer Awarded Contract for Iver3 UUVs
FALL RIVER, Mass. — L3 OceanServer has been granted a five-year General Services Administration (GSA) schedule for its Iver3 unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), the company said in a Jan. 31 release. This GSA schedule gives registered government agencies a simple…
Coast Guard, DEA, Caribbean Border Interagency Group Partners Apprehend 4 Smugglers, Seize $3 Million in Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) offloaded 200 pounds of cocaine Jan. 30 evening and transferred custody of four suspected smugglers to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special agents in Mayaguez, Puerto…
